Project Manager/Project Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Project Director in the day-to-day delivery of the KEMET data center project.
• Maintain the integrated project programme, milestones, deliverables and critical path.
• Coordinate day to day with the Owner's Engineer, designers, consultants, EPC contractors and vendors.
• Track progress through concept design, detailed design, procurement and construction.
• Keep action logs, decision registers and project documents up to date.
• Follow up site activities, including power, fibre, utilities, permits and external interfaces.
• Review technical submittals and drawings, and flag issues to the Project Director.
• Prepare tender documents and support the technical and commercial evaluation of bids.
• Track the project budget, commitments and invoices against the cost plan.
• Maintain the risk register and follow up mitigation actions.
• Coordinate interfaces between civil, electrical, mechanical, ICT, security and utility workstreams.
• Monitor contractor progress, quality and HSE on site, and report any deviations.
• Prepare meeting minutes and weekly and monthly progress reports for the Project Director.
• Track change requests and variations, including their cost and schedule impact.
• Support testing, commissioning, integrated systems testing and handover documentation.
• Help build KEMET's project-management templates, processes and tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline.
• Approximately 5–8 years of project engineering or project management experience, including at least 5–6 years on data center projects (must have).
• Hands-on experience on projects through design, construction and commissioning.
• Good understanding of MEP systems and mission-critical infrastructure.
• Experience coordinating consultants, contractors and vendors.
• Strong planning skills (Primavera P6 or MS Project), with good cost-tracking and reporting skills.
• Interest in working on the owner's side, alongside a senior Project Director.
• Strong communication, organisation and follow-up skills.
• Fluent professional English and Arabic.
• Based in Egypt or willing to relocate to Egypt.

Preferred

• Experience across several data center projects or other mission-critical facilities.
• Exposure to Tier III or equivalent high-availability infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of MV/HV electrical infrastructure, UPS and backup generation, cooling systems, BMS / EPMS, fire protection, ICT and structured cabling, and testing / commissioning.
• Experience working with international engineering consultants or specialist contractors.
• Experience with projects in Egypt, the GCC or the wider Middle East.
• PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2 or equivalent certification, or working towards one.